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Residents urge action on 6th Street safety, ask council to endorse 'Take a Minute' campaign
Summary
Residents and business owners told the Glenwood Springs City Council that transient homelessness, vandalism and unsafe conditions on the 6th Street block are harming merchants and neighbors, and asked the council to reconfirm support for the volunteer 'Take a Minute — slow down in town' campaign and consider short‑term lighting and enforcement options.
Several residents and merchants urged Glenwood Springs City Council on May 1 to take steps to reduce crime and safety problems on the 6th Street block, pressing for immediate steps such as lighting grants, stronger enforcement and formal council support for a volunteer traffic‑safety campaign.
Diane Reynolds, a Blake Avenue resident, asked the council to “once again unanimously reconfirm support for this campaign,” referring to the neighborhood-led Take a Minute — slow down in town effort to reduce speeds and improve pedestrian safety. Laurie Chase, who said her nonprofit arts council suffered vandalism, described a rise in transient activity and suggested…
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